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... any way other than as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this scanner. This scanning radio has been manufactured so that is monaural, but you might be particularly true of the type of earphone that it... in the monaural earphone or a stereo headset of 1986, as detailed by Uniden, or operation of a stereo headset. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of the proper impedance (32 Ω). This might be potentially hazardous to...
... any way other than as amended, makes it a federal crime to intentionally intercept cellular or cordless telephone transmissions or to market this scanner. This scanning radio has been manufactured so that is monaural, but you might be particularly true of the type of earphone that it... in the monaural earphone or a stereo headset of 1986, as detailed by Uniden, or operation of a stereo headset. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of the proper impedance (32 Ω). This might be potentially hazardous to...
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...Scanning Legally 8 Introduction 10 Feature Highlights 12 General 12 About This Manual 16 How the Scanner's Controls Are Represented in This Manual... 16 Entering Text 17 Understanding Scanning 18 Understanding the Scanner's Memory 18 What is Scanning 18 What is Searching 19 What is CTCSS/DCS 19 ...24 EDACS Trunking 25 LTR Trunking 26 I-Call (Motorola/EDACS 27 Where To Get More Information 27 Included With Your Scanner 29 Setting Up Your Scanner 30 Using Internal Batteries 30 Using Rechargeable Batteries 32 Removing the Display Sticker 33 Using AC Power 33 Connecting the ...
...Scanning Legally 8 Introduction 10 Feature Highlights 12 General 12 About This Manual 16 How the Scanner's Controls Are Represented in This Manual... 16 Entering Text 17 Understanding Scanning 18 Understanding the Scanner's Memory 18 What is Scanning 18 What is Searching 19 What is CTCSS/DCS 19 ...24 EDACS Trunking 25 LTR Trunking 26 I-Call (Motorola/EDACS 27 Where To Get More Information 27 Included With Your Scanner 29 Setting Up Your Scanner 30 Using Internal Batteries 30 Using Rechargeable Batteries 32 Removing the Display Sticker 33 Using AC Power 33 Connecting the ...
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... Turning Power Save On or Off 47 Priority Scan 47 Using the Backlight 48 Initializing the Scanner's Memory 48 Using the PC Control and Cloning Options 49 Connecting Your Scanner to a Personal Computer 49 Cloning the Scanner 50 Programming Radio Systems 51 Programming Conventional Systems 52 Entering/Editing Conventional Channel Groups 52 Entering...
... Turning Power Save On or Off 47 Priority Scan 47 Using the Backlight 48 Initializing the Scanner's Memory 48 Using the PC Control and Cloning Options 49 Connecting Your Scanner to a Personal Computer 49 Cloning the Scanner 50 Programming Radio Systems 51 Programming Conventional Systems 52 Entering/Editing Conventional Channel Groups 52 Entering...
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...provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a particular installation. However, there are designed to almost every transmission your scanner can be determined by many different groups, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies... If this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this scanner does cause harmful interference to . The FCC Wants You to Know TThhisescFaCnnCer WhasabnetesnYteosutedtoanKd fnoounwd to comply with the limits for...
...provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a particular installation. However, there are designed to almost every transmission your scanner can be determined by many different groups, including police and fire departments, ambulance services, government agencies, private companies... If this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this scanner does cause harmful interference to . The FCC Wants You to Know TThhisescFaCnnCer WhasabnetesnYteosutedtoanKd fnoounwd to comply with the limits for...
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...transmissions and the decoding of this manual could allow it to pick up these transmissions. This is otherwise illegal). Do not open your scanner's case to make any modifications that are illegal to monitor. In some areas, mobile use of scrambled transmissions. According to the Electronic... fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using it . Modifying or tampering with the duties of an incident without authorization. This scanner has been designed to Know 9 Check the laws in your FCC authorization to operate it in a way other than as described in ...
...transmissions and the decoding of this manual could allow it to pick up these transmissions. This is otherwise illegal). Do not open your scanner's case to make any modifications that are illegal to monitor. In some areas, mobile use of scrambled transmissions. According to the Electronic... fines and possible imprisonment for intentionally listening to, using it . Modifying or tampering with the duties of an incident without authorization. This scanner has been designed to Know 9 Check the laws in your FCC authorization to operate it in a way other than as described in ...
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...Introduction 10 Use your vehicle as police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other communications into the scanner. You can store frequencies such as a mobile unit. Introduction IYnoutrrBoCd2u4c6tTioscnanner is a state-of transmissions you can automatically program channels in ...your scanner to monitor: • Trunked public safety systems • Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics) • NOAA...
...Introduction 10 Use your vehicle as police, fire/emergency, marine, air, amateur, and other communications into the scanner. You can store frequencies such as a mobile unit. Introduction IYnoutrrBoCd2u4c6tTioscnanner is a state-of transmissions you can automatically program channels in ...your scanner to monitor: • Trunked public safety systems • Police and fire departments (including rescue and paramedics) • NOAA...
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.... You can select systems and groups by UHF TV frequencies while using the Close Call or search features. You can set the scanner so it easy to make it detects and provides information about nearby radio transmissions. Feature Highlights FGeeantuerealHighlights Close CallTM RF Capture Technology -...out. If you have left. Feature Highlights 12 This makes it easier to scan. UHF TV Screen - Dynamically Allocated Channel Memory - your scanner and determine how much memory you have used and how much you lock out a system or group, any system, group, frequency, or ...
.... You can select systems and groups by UHF TV frequencies while using the Close Call or search features. You can set the scanner so it easy to make it detects and provides information about nearby radio transmissions. Feature Highlights FGeeantuerealHighlights Close CallTM RF Capture Technology -...out. If you have left. Feature Highlights 12 This makes it easier to scan. UHF TV Screen - Dynamically Allocated Channel Memory - your scanner and determine how much memory you have used and how much you lock out a system or group, any system, group, frequency, or ...
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...frequencies while using up to wait for a reply. Lets you quickly select a specific channel by the scanner. Scan/Search Delay - CTCSS and DCS Squelch Modes - Dropout Delay - You can set the scanner's attenuator to reduce the input strength of a transmission to 16 characters per name. Frequency Step - ... the system, group, and channel. Memory Check - Lets you scan, and while searching and using the mode you set the scanner so it switches to skip unwanted data transmissions and reduces birdies. Feature Highlights 13 Text Tagging - You can set the...
...frequencies while using up to wait for a reply. Lets you quickly select a specific channel by the scanner. Scan/Search Delay - CTCSS and DCS Squelch Modes - Dropout Delay - You can set the scanner's attenuator to reduce the input strength of a transmission to 16 characters per name. Frequency Step - ... the system, group, and channel. Memory Check - Lets you scan, and while searching and using the mode you set the scanner so it switches to skip unwanted data transmissions and reduces birdies. Feature Highlights 13 Text Tagging - You can set the...
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... mode. Lets you program up to program voice channel frequencies into memory in its memory. 21 Bands - Memory Backup - Note: The scanner's frequency coverage is set to enter a duplicate name or frequency already stored in your area and lets you can set it so it ... - SAME Weather Alert - Lets your local NOAA weather transmission. Feature Highlights 14 Duplicate Frequency Alert - Lets you quickly select and search the scanner's preprogrammed frequencies. You do not have to 10 custom search ranges. If power is transmitted on analog Motorola, EDACS, EDACS SCAT, and LTR...
... mode. Lets you program up to program voice channel frequencies into memory in its memory. 21 Bands - Memory Backup - Note: The scanner's frequency coverage is set to enter a duplicate name or frequency already stored in your area and lets you can set it so it ... - SAME Weather Alert - Lets your local NOAA weather transmission. Feature Highlights 14 Duplicate Frequency Alert - Lets you quickly select and search the scanner's preprogrammed frequencies. You do not have to 10 custom search ranges. If power is transmitted on analog Motorola, EDACS, EDACS SCAT, and LTR...
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...into a system you press a key, when squelch breaks during a transmission, or manually. Talk Group ID AutoStore - Auto Store Frequency AutoStore - Lets the scanner search for transmissions. Priority channels let you if the batteries need to see in dim light. Makes the display easy to be recharged or replaced.... CTCSS/DCS Search - You can set the scanner so it turns on your most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for CTCSS or DCS tones. You can adjust the back light ...
...into a system you press a key, when squelch breaks during a transmission, or manually. Talk Group ID AutoStore - Auto Store Frequency AutoStore - Lets the scanner search for transmissions. Priority channels let you if the batteries need to see in dim light. Makes the display easy to be recharged or replaced.... CTCSS/DCS Search - You can set the scanner so it turns on your most important channel(s) while monitoring other channels for CTCSS or DCS tones. You can adjust the back light ...
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... the displays you see depends on the Internet and load them into the scanner. You can clone all programmed data, including the contents of choices then select one BC246T scanner to Feature Highlights 16 This helps you use the scanner's menu to get the most from this manual are new to scanning or... trunk tracking, be sure to another BC246T scanner. You can transfer programming data to and from one choice (Edit Name). PC Control and Cloning PC Control - This example shows you are representations of...
... the displays you see depends on the Internet and load them into the scanner. You can clone all programmed data, including the contents of choices then select one BC246T scanner to Feature Highlights 16 This helps you use the scanner's menu to get the most from this manual are new to scanning or... trunk tracking, be sure to another BC246T scanner. You can transfer programming data to and from one choice (Edit Name). PC Control and Cloning PC Control - This example shows you are representations of...
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... To enter a letter, turn the scroll control until the character you need any help doing this. To enter a decimal point, press . See "Setting Up Your Scanner" on Page 30 if you want appears, To enter a number, press a number key. To clear all characters, press No 3 times. To move the cursor to... press /4 or rotate the scroll control to the right. Then you 'll need to connect the included antenna to do is install batteries in the scanner. To clear a character, press No twice. To accept an entry, press E or press down on the technology. The first thing you need to the...
... To enter a letter, turn the scroll control until the character you need any help doing this. To enter a decimal point, press . See "Setting Up Your Scanner" on Page 30 if you want appears, To enter a number, press a number key. To clear all characters, press No 3 times. To move the cursor to... press /4 or rotate the scroll control to the right. Then you 'll need to connect the included antenna to do is install batteries in the scanner. To clear a character, press No twice. To accept an entry, press E or press down on the technology. The first thing you need to the...
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...that channel as long as you would have hundreds of being organized into multiple banks in the bank are not used by traditional scanners. No memory space is contained in an architecture called Dynamic Allocated Channel memory. When the transmission ends, the scanning Understanding Scanning... . Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most from your scanner's memory is wasted, and you get the most two-way communications do not transmit continuously. You simply use as much remains. Your BC246T scans programmed channels until it easier to store as many frequencies, talk...
...that channel as long as you would have hundreds of being organized into multiple banks in the bank are not used by traditional scanners. No memory space is contained in an architecture called Dynamic Allocated Channel memory. When the transmission ends, the scanning Understanding Scanning... . Unlike standard AM or FM radio stations, most from your scanner's memory is wasted, and you get the most two-way communications do not transmit continuously. You simply use as much remains. Your BC246T scans programmed channels until it easier to store as many frequencies, talk...
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...open only when the tone you can program it stops on the same Understanding Scanning 19 cycle resumes until the scanner receives another transmission. The BC246T can "talk" to find active frequencies. When this occurs, you are usually associated with a transmission. CTCSS ...and DCS are several stations with their signal can search each other. Your scanner can monitor systems using a Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (...
...open only when the tone you can program it stops on the same Understanding Scanning 19 cycle resumes until the scanner receives another transmission. The BC246T can "talk" to find active frequencies. When this occurs, you are usually associated with a transmission. CTCSS ...and DCS are several stations with their signal can search each other. Your scanner can monitor systems using a Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (...
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... tone you hear nothing. frequency. Then, when you receive multiple signals, you only hear the transmission with a signal, the scanner's squelch remains closed and you programmed. A scanner equipped with CTCSS and DCS (like your scanner) can search for the following CTCSS frequencies and DCS codes. CTCSS Frequencies (Hz) 67.0 82.5 100.0 123.0 151...
... tone you hear nothing. frequency. Then, when you receive multiple signals, you only hear the transmission with a signal, the scanner's squelch remains closed and you programmed. A scanner equipped with CTCSS and DCS (like your scanner) can search for the following CTCSS frequencies and DCS codes. CTCSS Frequencies (Hz) 67.0 82.5 100.0 123.0 151...
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...This type of radio is a relatively simple concept. Up until it is the frequencies they operate on the same frequency. If there isn't, the scanner quickly moves to line-of users in a conventional system is activity. Each group of -sight operation. When you are many other factors. Simplex ... consumer radios such as GMRS/FRS radios. Any time one of operation are limited to the next channel. The range is , then the scanner pauses on the transmission until the late 1980s, this type of them transmits, their transmission always goes out on . Understanding Scanning 21 If ...
...This type of radio is a relatively simple concept. Up until it is the frequencies they operate on the same frequency. If there isn't, the scanner quickly moves to line-of users in a conventional system is activity. Each group of -sight operation. When you are many other factors. Simplex ... consumer radios such as GMRS/FRS radios. Any time one of operation are limited to the next channel. The range is , then the scanner pauses on the transmission until the late 1980s, this type of them transmits, their transmission always goes out on . Understanding Scanning 21 If ...
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...Understanding Scanning 22 Typical repeater systems provide coverage out to about a 25-mile radius from the repeater to monitor into your scanner's memory. the other radios in your scanner stops on a frequency, you might transmit on 460.500 MHz, the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway ...used by the repeater and retransmitted (on the input frequency. So when your area might want to other transmits from the repeater location. Your BC246T is located on top of a tall building or on 37.900 MHz, etc. With a repeaterbased system, the repeater is designed to ...
...Understanding Scanning 22 Typical repeater systems provide coverage out to about a 25-mile radius from the repeater to monitor into your scanner's memory. the other radios in your scanner stops on a frequency, you might transmit on 460.500 MHz, the fire department on 154.445 MHz, the highway ...used by the repeater and retransmitted (on the input frequency. So when your area might want to other transmits from the repeater location. Your BC246T is located on top of a tall building or on 37.900 MHz, etc. With a repeaterbased system, the repeater is designed to ...
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...users were not able to an entire conversation. Trunking radio systems help solve this frequency shortage by allowing multiple groups to Uniden's invention of the Trunktracking scanner. This semi-random frequency assignment made each type of trunking system operates a little differently (see the next few users... are all work on the same basic premise: even in a very efficient way. Not only does your BC246T scan channels like a conventional scanner, it actually follows the users of the action. Understanding Scanning 23 stop on a channel and listen to take advantage of...
...users were not able to an entire conversation. Trunking radio systems help solve this frequency shortage by allowing multiple groups to Uniden's invention of the Trunktracking scanner. This semi-random frequency assignment made each type of trunking system operates a little differently (see the next few users... are all work on the same basic premise: even in a very efficient way. Not only does your BC246T scan channels like a conventional scanner, it actually follows the users of the action. Understanding Scanning 23 stop on a channel and listen to take advantage of...
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If you are already an experienced scanner operator, you might want to go to "Programming Motorola Systems" on Page 53, "Programming EDACS Systems" on...This all use are: Motorola Type I system, you need to the control channel each system does this manual and use your scanner in about a second...the person transmitting hears a beep from their talk group information to the control channel. the radios send ... fleet and subfleet talk group ID to know the system's fleet map. If you are a new scanner enthusiast, you might want to read the first part of this is OK to start talking.
If you are already an experienced scanner operator, you might want to go to "Programming Motorola Systems" on Page 53, "Programming EDACS Systems" on...This all use are: Motorola Type I system, you need to the control channel each system does this manual and use your scanner in about a second...the person transmitting hears a beep from their talk group information to the control channel. the radios send ... fleet and subfleet talk group ID to know the system's fleet map. If you are a new scanner enthusiast, you might want to read the first part of this is OK to start talking.
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...fire department, and so on. Logical Channel Numbers - The computer then assigns that talk group to a channel and sends the LCN so that your scanner, you must know both Type I systems, you will switch to see at a glance the affiliation of both the frequencies used by the control channel....proper tracking. the radios only send the radio ID and radio channel code to the control channel. Also, talk groups are assigned in your BC246T can monitor. To program an EDACS system in a way that talk group will need to know the system's fleet map to provide Understanding Scanning...
...fire department, and so on. Logical Channel Numbers - The computer then assigns that talk group to a channel and sends the LCN so that your scanner, you must know both Type I systems, you will switch to see at a glance the affiliation of both the frequencies used by the control channel....proper tracking. the radios only send the radio ID and radio channel code to the control channel. Also, talk groups are assigned in your BC246T can monitor. To program an EDACS system in a way that talk group will need to know the system's fleet map to provide Understanding Scanning...